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Care management and technology enhance care delivery
1Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA. kfickens@chw.edu
Medical Group Management Journal
|May 2, 2000
Summary
Healthcare providers can control rising costs by taking responsibility for care management. This requires strategic investment in information technology to enhance patient care and reduce expenses effectively.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Healthcare Management
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Healthcare organizations face challenges in reducing costs.
- Providers are ideally positioned to manage care and control costs.
- Effective care management requires strategic information technology (IT) deployment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the requirements for IT to improve healthcare.
- To identify strategies for cost reduction through enhanced care management.
- To emphasize the role of providers in healthcare cost control.
Main Methods:
- This article outlines the necessary components for IT implementation.
- It focuses on the tactical deployment of information technology.
- The approach involves analyzing provider responsibilities in care management.
Main Results:
- Information technology is crucial for enhancing care management.
- Providers must invest in IT to achieve cost control.
- Strategic IT deployment can improve both care quality and cost-efficiency.
Conclusions:
- Providers are essential for improving healthcare and controlling costs.
- Successful care management hinges on the effective use of information technology.
- Investment in IT is a prerequisite for providers to lead cost-reduction initiatives.